There is something else to consider. One should not just journal the technical data. Additional notes can add to an image -- recent weather and other information can add to the context of the picture. Technical data should be only a small part of the journal.
Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott >-----Original Message----- >From: Bruce Walker [mailto:bruce.wal...@gmail.com] >Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 07:14 PM >To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >Subject: Re: Looking for app to help me log f-stop, shutter when taking film >photos? > >On 11-01-30 5:38 PM, Bob W wrote: >> To be honest, I've never understand why people write this information down >> after the event, and especially why they publish this information with their >> pictures. I can't see how anyone else can benefit - I've never looked at a >> photograph and wondered what aperture and shutter speed was used, and I've >> no idea what to do with the information when people provide it. >> >> The only value that I know of in having this information is when I write it >> down before I take the photograph, as part of a trial or test plan. For >> example, I want to understand a bit more about the Voigtlander 75mm lens I >> bought a couple of months ago, so I have planned a series of shots, and >> noted down the apertures I want to use to test different things. I'll use >> these as my script, noting alongside them what I want to know, and later >> when the shots are done make notes of what actually happened. This has value >> to me, whereas wandering around doing general photography, then noting the >> technicals never has. > >I greatly appreciate seeing exposure details in order to learn. While >examining shots I admire and want to learn from, I mentally >reverse-engineer the shot; how might I have taken that? Where's the >light? Was flash used? What lens would have given this DoF and FoV? >How would I have set the exposure controls? Then I inspect the EXIF to >see how close my guesses were. > > >> And, while we're on the subject, looking for an app that does it strikes me >> as a classic example of techno overkill. > >Me too. Much easier to simply use a camera that records this info >automatically, like any of Pentax' digital models, old or new. :-) > >-bmw > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
